Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-14

As is we'll known to many OF. orr read
ers. the late Bishop Hopkins, previous to
his death, procured for the Episcopal
church in Vermont, the 100 acres of lana
at Rock Point, known as the Vermont
Episcopal Institute property, and erected
thereon an episcopal residence, which he
occupied until his death. He also built Il
large stone building for boys school AID
put it into successful operation many years
since, and i'll addition raised $4,000 toward
a fund for the erection of school for
young ladies and commenced the founda-
ton when his work was suspended by his
sudden death.
On the 5th of August, 1885, the late John
p. Howard who had always taken much
interest in the bishops work at Rock
Point bequeathed 100000 as an endoW-
ment for the young ladies school at Rock
Point, provided suitable buildings should
be erected therefor by the trustees of the
Vermont Episcopal institute, or the sum
of $4,000 be raised within one year after
his death for such buildings. Mr.. Howard
died Oct 10, 1885, and before Oct 10, 1885,
the trustees had raised the $4,000 as re-
uuired. On the 12th day of May, 1887, being
the time fixed for proving the Will OF Mr..
Howard Col. Cannon IN behalf OF the
trustees of the Institute appeared before
the Hon Daniel Rollins, surrogate III and
for the city and county of New York,
with the subscription books to the fund OF
$4,000, which were approved by the sur
rugate and he decided that the terms OF
the bill had been complied with, ana
therefore issued his order decretlng That
the executors of the estate of Mr.. Howard
pay over to the treasurer of the diocese of
Vermont, the sum of $4,000, so soon as
the $4,000 should be paid over to the trus-
tees of the Vermont episcopal institute
by the subscribers.
At the annual meeting of the trustees
June 10, the treasurer was directed to col
lect the $4,000, which was most cheerfully
and promptly paid by the subscribers as
soon as called upon. and the executive
committee consisting of Col. Frederick f.
Smith of Montpelier, DR.. George Nichols
of Northfield, Martin Deming of
Arlington, George Briggs of Bran
don, and ICol. lie &. b. Cannon
and Thomas II. Garfield of Burlington
were directed to proceed at once with the
erection of the buildings.
Meanwhile the executive committee had
been in communication with several
architects and were prepared to lay be.
fore the trustees the different plans and
propositions submitted, which resulted III
the adoption of the plan presented 10y Mr.
Frederick T. Camp of New York, who by
the way, is a native of Rock Point and
one of the early graduates OF the boys
school, The executive committee after a
full consultation with the architect,
agreed upon all the details of the plans,
selected site and although the season
was considerably advanced, authorized
Mr.. Garfield to proceed forthwith to eX-
ecute the plans and erect the building.
He arranged with Cassius p. Morse to
take charge of the mason work and w.
II. Townsend the carpenter work, with
instructions to have the building under
cover before winter. The work has pro
crossed rapidly and these gent lemen Will,
without doubt be able to fulfill the terms
of their instructions.
DESCRIPTION OF THE BUILDING.
This handsome educational edifice is l24
feet long and 62 feet wide. 1t is built of
stone quarried in the immediate neighbor-
hood, of a reddish cast resembling Nal
let's bay marble, and will be four stories
in height. The style of architecture is Il
collegiate or academical gothic, with steep
roofs, gables, a cupOla and central tower
over the stair projection, treated in forms
of massive basement stone walls, principal
story, stone walls with corners laid IN a
whiteish stone in regular bond. The side
wings have the story below the roof treat
ed in shingles, and the chapel end has ITS
ROlulC W IuuOMS, plOJCClllIS uP IbbO VIE
Single work ,margined around with stoLe.
The tower is arranged so that very eA-
tensive and "A beautiful prospect can be
viewed from it for miles Ill every dlrec
ton, and it also performs the important
office of supporting and enclosing tank
for the water supply. Looking at the bulld
ing from either side, the drive or lawn or
lake, 1t will ever be taken for just what 1t
is, church educational ediiice.
The drive will approach It's north side at
the level Of the second story, which Is
called the principal story, the hrSt story
having southern exposure and being
altogether out of the ground. The rooms
i'll this first story are The Kitchen, laundry,
servants dormltory, pantrles, dining room
halls, stairs, matron's room, nVe music
practice rooms, gymnasium, Janltors
room and work shop, and coal or storage
rooms. Under the first story is the base
ment for the heating apparatus; The
principal story contains parlors, library
reception room, nat and cloak room, three
recitation rooms, school room, chapel and
suite of five rooms and bath room fol
the use of the principal and his family.
The chapel is Il room extending through
a height OF two stories, the second anC
third in the east wing and Will have d
cbancel, organ and seating capacity tol
about 100. There are three stair cases
one in the centre, extending from base
ment to fourth story, and one at eAct
end of the main part of the building, one
OF which extends from the nrsu 10 tnt
attic lover the fourth story, and the otkei
from the second story TO the attic. Th'
third story has toilet room, hospital, teach
ers' rooms, study parlors aud double ant
single dOrmitOries, accommodating y
pupils, while the fourth story has an ar
rangement of open dormitories and rooms
accommodating "A pupils and three teach
ers, beside toilet rooms and hospital
These hospitals are entirely shut off iron
any communication whatever with ad
joining rooms, and are served by dunn
waiter devoted to their use only, so tina
in case of sickness and especially con
tagious disease, they are entirely quaran
tined from the rest of the building
There is also IA soiled clothes shute
which will convey from the top and al
intermediate floors to the laundry, every
Thing needing washing. The laundry i
next to the kitchen, on the first floor o
the east wing, and will be equipped wit
ttbs, stationary mangle, stove, and no
air dryer, thus simplifying the laundr
work, and getting rid of undesirable sun
roundngs on washing days. The builo